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Nov 5, 2022 · Thus officially, Bombay became Mumbai – named after the goddess Mumbadevi, the city’s patron deity. In November 1195, the central government officially changed the English name to Mumbai in November 1995.
Nov 30, 2023 · The Shiv Sena saw Bombay as a legacy of British colonialism and wanted the city’s name to reflect its Maratha heritage, hence renaming it to pay tribute to the goddess Mumbadevi. However, the name change wasn’t a singular incident specific to Mumbai.
In 1996, the newly elected Shiv Sena-led government renamed the city of Bombay to the native name Mumbai, after the Koli native Marathi people Goddess Mumbadevi.
Dec 1, 2008 · Officially, in 1995. That year, the right-wing Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena won elections in the state of Maharashtra and presided over a coalition that took control of the state assembly....
Jan 5, 2022 · In 1995, when Shiv Sena, the political party led by the chauvinist extraordinaire Bal Thackrey, came to power after winning the Maharashtra state elections, ‘Bombay’ was officially renamed as ‘Mumbai.’ Some, particularly votaries of Marathi chauvinism, argued that the change was necessary.
By the late 20th century, the city was referred to as Mumbai or Mambai in Marathi, Konkani, Gujarati, Kannada and Sindhi, and as Bambai in Hindi. The Government of India officially changed the English name to Mumbai in November 1995.
Shiv Sena renamed the city after the goddess Mumbadevi, the protector of fisherman who were the area’s original inhabitants, shortly after being elected to run the state government.
3 days ago · Like Nariman Karkaria’s wartime memoirs, what we discover is that Mumbai’s history is full of shocks and surprises. For example, today’s politicians, building on the triumph of banishing the ...
Nov 13, 2015 · Shiv Sena, strongly pro-Marathi, renamed the city after the goddess Mumbadevi - the protector of fisherman who were the area's original inhabitants - shortly after being elected to run the...
Nov 13, 2015 · The party renamed the western Indian city after the goddess Mumbadevi, the protector of fisherman who were the area’s original inhabitants, shortly after being elected to run the state government.
